# How do I turn off pop-up news videos? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 8, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-pop-up-news-videos/1000018 "2024-04-08T18:22:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-pop-up-news-videos/1000018/1 "2024-04-08T18:22:22Z")
The past little while, I’ve noticed a very annoying feature on both Chrome and Safari - when I’m browsing a news item in text, a pop-up video often starts with a newsreader reading the same story. I don’t want that. Is there any way I can turn it off? ---
**Author:** ![2outta3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2outta3/32/15520_2.png) [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-pop-up-news-videos/1000018/2 "2024-04-08T20:38:39Z")
The only thing that has worked for me is using an adblocker such as Ublock Origin to permanently block the popup. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-pop-up-news-videos/1000018/3 "2024-04-08T23:46:24Z")
For both Chrome and MS Edge there are extensions you can install that pretty well stops those. There are many such to choose from, but I use this one and it works well for me. > **[AutoplayStopper](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/autoplaystopper/ejddcgojdblidajhngkogefpkknnebdh)** > > Stops video autoplay gracefully. I have no Safari experience, but it’s a decent bet there are similar extensions with similar functions. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-pop-up-news-videos/1000018/4 "2024-04-08T23:51:03Z")
Unless there is something weird on your computer, it has nothing to do with Chrome or Safari, and everything to do with certain news sites. They seem to want those video views. They nearly always have a video on the top of the page that starts playing, and then changes into a popup as you scroll down. So anything that stops the videos from automatically playing should stop them. So, yes, extensions like the one @LSLGuy mentions should help. But you’ll need to allow autoplay on sites where you actually want the video to autoplay. Most people like autoplay on video websites. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-pop-up-news-videos/1000018/5 "2024-04-08T23:56:47Z")
I don’t like videos, or auto play. 🙁 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-off-pop-up-news-videos/1000018/6 "2024-04-09T00:05:05Z")
Me neither. I will decide whether and when to make a vid happen.